Ren Shijia was very happy to see sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua coming to see her together, although Ren Yaoqi only met at the wedding ceremony a few days ago.
Xiao Lin Cen can already walk and talk. He is white and chubby. He laughs when he sees people. He is very likable. When he saw the acquaintance, he quickly climbed to the kang table and grabbed two pieces of honey cake, stuffed one for Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, and looked at them eagerly: "Sister, eat cake."
It made everyone in the room laugh.
Ren Shijia now has a son and can do everything, and the only thought in his heart is to protect his son to grow up safely. Just because she suffered too much before, seeing her son grow up day by day, she became more and more wary of the people in the other houses of the Lin family, for fear that Brother Ceng would be harmed one day.
Ren Shijia proposed to Lin Kun several times that he wanted to move out of the old house of Lin Mansion to establish his own business, but Lin Kun had other plans in his mind, so he did not follow Ren Shijia's wishes. Ren Shijia has a docile temperament, and the husband and wife have never blushed after being married for many years. However, because of this incident, Ren Shijia and Lin Kun had several disputes.
Ren Shijia is strong as a mother. For her son, she doesn't care about breaking up with the Lin family, but Lin Kun's obsession with the Lin family is too deep.
Ren Shijia and Ren Yaoqi sisters talked about the affairs of the Ren family. Ren Shijia is naturally clear about the current predicament of her parents' family. After the accident, Lin Kun and the fifth master Ren Shimao also went to help, but the affairs of the Lin family themselves are not Young Master, Lin Kun can't stay in Baihe Town all the time, not to mention that Lin Kun is only a son-in-law no matter what, the old man may not be able to trust him with all his heart. Lin Kun simply came back, and only offered some help when the Ren family needed his help.
Ren Shijia is naturally worried about her parents' family, but she has never asked about the outside world, even if she is worried, she is powerless.
Ren Yaoqi took Lin Cen into his arms, and while peeling pine nuts for him, he asked Ren Shijia, "Uncle is out?"
Ren Shijia wiped Lin Cen's mouth with a handkerchief: "Isn't it the end of the month? He is meeting the shopkeeper in the outer courtyard, and he will return to the inner courtyard for dinner at noon. You guys are staying for dinner today. I brought back some mountain treasures from the northeast and let me send some, just in time for the kitchen to get some new dishes to try."
The fifth master Ren Shimao has done a wide range of business since he left the Ren family to set up his own business. In addition to the pen and ink shop, he also opened a shop specializing in mountain delicacies and seafood. Her kitchen also often receives various delicacies from the mountains and seas sent by the guys in Ren Shimao's shop. Master Lin Wu has a lot of money and is generous to his brothers and sisters.
Lin Kun really came back before lunch in the inner courtyard. Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua stood up to greet him, and he greeted him very gently.
Lin Cen quickly climbed down from the kang, ran to Lin Kun's side, hugged his leg, and smiled so hard that he could not see his teeth: "Daddy, hug."
Lin Kun didn't come to hug Sun or not, he bent down and picked up his son, let him sit on his arm, squeezed his fleshy little round face lightly and asked with a smile, "Brother Cen Are you obedient today? Did you make the mother angry?"
Lin Cen was biting his fingers, but Ren Shijia couldn't see it anymore. He stepped forward to take Lin Cen and said angrily, "Go in and change clothes and clean your hands before hugging your son."
Lin Kun didn't care, and went into the inner room with a smile.
Lin Cen broke away from Ren Shijia's arms and went to the ground, chasing after his father with his short legs: "Daddy, daddy..."
Looking at his son's back, Ren Shijia complained to Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua half-truths: "If you are a little conscientious, you know that you are pestering his father." smiling.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when he saw the interaction of the family of three.
After finishing dinner in Ren Shijia's yard, Brother Cen had the habit of taking a lunch break. Ren Shijia carried his son to the inner room to coax him to sleep, and Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua took the opportunity to bid farewell.
It happened that Lin Kun was also going to the outer courtyard, so he went out with his sisters by the way.
Lin Kun said a few words of comfort about the Ren family, and mentioned his wife and son. Ren Shijia and Brother Ceng were in a good mood today because they had guests. Lin Kun invited them to visit the Lin family more on weekdays. .
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "I heard my aunt ask my mother about the house in Baoping Hutong before. I also thought that it would be more convenient if my aunt and Ceng'er lived close to us."
Lin Kun paused after hearing the words, and then said: "Your aunt mentioned before that she wanted to buy a house in Baoping Hutong. I also asked someone to inquire, but I didn't see the right one."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said bluntly, "Ever since I had Brother Cen, my aunt has always wanted to move out. Although the Lin family's old house is big, it is not convenient for people to talk and talk."
In fact, although the population of Amenlin's family is quite large, because the house is large enough, it is far from the point where there are many people talking. It's just that Lin Kun didn't refute Ren Yaoqi's words. They knew why Ren Shijia didn't like to live in Lin's house.
On the contrary, Lin Kun was a little surprised. Although Ren Yaoqi was young, he always knew how to advance and retreat. He never embarrassed or embarrassed people in person.
After a moment of silence, Lin Kun sighed and smiled bitterly: "How can things be so easy."
Lin Kun didn't want to reassure his wife, but he had too many things on his back.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, but smiled: "I think the success of anything depends on the timing, and things will be easier when the timing is right."
Ren Yaoqi's words moved Lin Kun's heart, and he couldn't help but glance at Ren Yaoqi in surprise,
Lin Kun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then tentatively said: "I got a good can of Longjing a while ago, I'm a rough person and don't know how to taste tea, I heard that your father knows this the most, why don't you come and help me taste one, If you think the tea is still acceptable, bring it back to the third brother for me?"
Ren Yaoqi did not refuse, but responded with a smile.
Ren Yaohua glanced at Ren Yaoqi. Although she didn't understand which song Ren Yaoqi sang, she didn't ask anything. Seeing that Ren Yaoqi didn't mean to let her go, she still followed Ren Yaoqi.
Lin Kun took them to an open pavilion in the courtyard, and then ordered someone to go to his study to bring tea and tea sets.
Although Lin Kun was the uncle of Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, he was a man with a different surname after all, so he couldn't talk behind closed doors, but he sat in the pavilion and drank tea together, even if people saw him, he wouldn't say anything.
So the three of them sipped tea in the pavilion for half an hour before Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua said goodbye and left.
Lin Kun watched their carriage slowly drive out of the Lin Mansion. Although he still had a peaceful smile on his face, he still had not recovered from the excitement that was overturning the river.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua didn't speak after they got into the carriage. Ren Yaoqi leaned on the throw pillow and lowered his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, but Ren Yaohua turned the teacup in his hand in a daze.
When the carriage was about to turn into Baoping Hutong, Ren Yaohua finally asked, "Can you really make the Lin family successfully separate?"
Ren Yaoqi raised his eyes and smiled and shook his head: "Of course I don't have the ability."
Ren Yaohua frowned.
Ren Yaoqi added: "This is the family chores of the Lin family, so in the end it is the uncle himself, and no one can give him the upper hand. There must be a lot of chips in his hands that he has endured for many years, and he has been hiding because of the timing. Don’t dare to take a risk before you arrive.”
And if Lin Kun is really the kind of person who depends on others for everything, Ren Yaoqi wouldn't pick him, even though she picked the Lin family partly for Ren Shijia and Lin Cen.
Ren Yaoqi will never forget the kindness that others gave her in difficult times, and repaying her is a matter of course. Otherwise, Ren Yaoqi's choice is definitely not just one Lin family.
And Lin Kun is an extremely tolerant person, his mind is deep enough, and his ability is not bad. From the point of view of Ren Shijia's niece, Ren Yaoqi doesn't like him very much, but if he works together, this kind of person is still worthy of appreciation. Because he has a clear goal, he is cautious, and he will not easily shake his position.
"Then is the time now?" Ren Yaohua was still frowning.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, then smiled and said, "With someone to help, the time will naturally come. Lin Kun has worked hard to sell well in front of the Ren family over the years, isn't he just trying to win the support of the Ren family? It's just that the Ren family can't let him go now. If you wish, the other family I found for him is much better than the Ren family."
No one else knows what Master Ren has been thinking about the Lin family over the years, but Ren Yaoqi is very clear. The Ren family has never made a loss-making business. If the old man Ren did not plan to take a share of the profit after the separation of the Lin family through the hands of his son-in-law, even if Ren Yaoqi believed in Lin Kun himself, he would not believe it.
Ren Yaohua was silent for a long time after hearing the words.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Ren Yaoqi looked at her and smiled: "Third sister is worried that the Lei family won't agree?"
Ren Yaohua heard her mention that the Lei family finally raised her head.
Ren Yaoqi asked Ren Yaohua to follow him today, and he didn't shy away from her when he was talking to Lin Kun. She had the intention to teach her something. She tilted her head and asked, "The Lei family and the Han family have been fighting for so many years. After the balance of the palace has been tilted towards the Lei family, the momentum of the Han family has not decreased too much, and they still have the ability to compete with the Lei family, do you know why?"
Ren Yaohua frowned and thought for a while: "Is it because the Lei family moved back not long ago and has not established a firm foothold in Yanbei yet, and with the withering of the Lei family, it is not easy to re-cultivate contacts?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said: "This is also part of the reason. Let me ask you again, if there is a day when the Yanbei Palace needs to suppress a certain merchant for some reason, it is impossible for the Yanbei Palace to do this by itself. Do you think he Who will this be handed over to?"
What Ren Yaoqi was alluding to was actually the affairs of the Ren family. During these days, she sometimes chatted with Ren Yaohua about the situation of the various families in Yanbei, but the unfortunate insider of the Ren family, Ren Yaoqi, did not tell her. Ren Yaohua.
Ren Yaohua thought for a while and replied, "The Han family?"
Ren Yaoqi smiled: "Looking at history, even Mingjun has one or two traitors around him. In fact, it's not necessarily that Mingjun doesn't distinguish between loyal and traitor, but there are some things that loyal ministers can't do, and someone must take the blame for Mingjun. Although this analogy is not appropriate, the Han family is not a traitor, but it can explain the relationship between the Yanbei palace and the Lei family and the Han family. The Lei family is an aristocratic family, and the children of the aristocratic family are inconvenient to do business, although the property in the hands of the Lei family is not As the head of the Lei family, Lei Ting is inconvenient to do it himself, so some things are not easy for the Lei family to take over. Back then, the Yun family and the Su family were similar. relation."
Ren Yaohua seemed to understand when he heard it.
"So what the Lei family needs most now is a right-hand man. Originally, the Lei family married the Ren family, and the Ren family was the most suitable role to play. It's a pity..."
It's a pity that Mr. Ren's eyelids are too shallow, which makes him embarrassed. Even if the Lei family really likes the Ren family, Ren Yaoqi will not agree to let the Lei family and the Ren family cooperate. Wear as big a hat as you have, otherwise the Lei family will not only get help, but harm.
"But now the Lin family is a good choice. After you marry into the Lei family, the Lin family and the Lei family can be regarded as an in-law relationship. Although my uncle is a bit more serious, his ability is not bad, and if the Lei family can survive at this time. Pull him a hand and let him regain what he deserves, he will definitely be grateful to Lei Ting, and the Lei family will also get a right-hand man. This is a win-win situation for both the Lei family and the Lin family. "
Ren Yaohua was a little stunned after hearing this. Although she was no longer as impulsive as she had been under Ren Yaoqi's advice these days, she would use her brain first rather than act first when encountering things, but let Ren Yaoqi say so. , she still felt the gap between the two. Although she can understand these twists and turns after Ren Yaoqi's explanation, she only understands it.
Ren Yaoqi didn't care about Ren Yaohua's stunned stun, and then sighed: "The Ren family can't protect itself, the foundation of Xianwang's mansion is not in Yanbei, and the Lei family is at the forefront. Third sister, this road is not easy to go in the future, so We inevitably need to do some more calculations.”
Ren Yaoqi has no way to build a family that can shelter their sisters from the wind and rain in a short period of time, but she can tie the interests of the Lei family and the "mother's family". When the Lin family played his due role, the people of the Lei family naturally did not dare to despise Ren Yaohua, the head lady.
This is the countermeasure Ren Yaoqi came up with. Although it is not perfect, she can only do this step so far.
Ren Yaohua naturally knew that Ren Yaoqi's step-by-step calculations were for the sake of her future marriage to the Lei family, and she was speechless for a while. Over the years, she always felt that she wanted to protect her mother and sister. In fact, she knew in her heart that it was her sister Ren Yaoqi who had always been protecting her.
"When are you going to see the Lei family?" Ren Yaohua asked after being silent for a while.
Ren Yaoqi was a little hesitant. She didn't want to talk to Lei Ting in person because it was not suitable.
After thinking about it, Ren Yaoqi shook his head and said, "I don't plan to come forward, let's ask my uncle to find Lei Ting."
Seeing Ren Yaohua's frowning, Ren Yaoqi thought she was worried that the two families would not be able to talk, and instead said with a smile, "I heard that the Han family and the Yun family have gotten closer recently?"
Although Ren Yaoqi doesn't go out much these days, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything about the outside world. On the contrary, she pays great attention to those families.
Han Yunqian performed outstandingly in this autumn season. He won the first place, Jie Yuan, and was appreciated by a civil official named Sheng Shihong in Yanbei. Although Sheng Shihong was not from an aristocratic family, he had assisted the King of Yanbei for many years and was the first advisor of the palace of Yanbei.
Therefore, although Han Yunqian has not yet obtained an official position in Yanbei, he has a bright future because he was accepted as a student by Sheng Shihong. Although the Han family is far inferior to the Yun family, Han Yunqian is a rare talent.
Now that the Su family is going downhill, the Lei family has come to the top, and there is a hint of a rivalry with the Yun family. No matter how calm the Yun family is, they have to find another way when the marriage with the Yanbei Palace fails.
Ren Yaohua didn't know these things, so he couldn't help asking: "Is it possible that the Yun family can still marry the Han family?"
Ren Yaohua thought it was unlikely, after all, there was a gap in the family background between the two sides, but Ren Yaoqi knew that the Han family and the Yun family were married in the last life. Under the premise of the alignment of interests, nothing is impossible.
"I remember that the eldest Miss Yun family is one or two years older than the third sister, and she must be married in these two years." Ren Yaoqi shook his head and said, "The Han family wants to form an alliance with the Yun family. Once this happens, the Lei family will be in this game. We will be at a disadvantage in the struggle, so the Lei family also needs to write quickly and make a decision. The Lin family took the initiative to come to the door at this time, which is exactly what the Lei family wanted."
"What about the Su family?"
Ren Yaoqi took a sip of tea and smiled when he heard the words. Although he didn't say it directly, Ren Yaohua understood what Ren Yaoqi meant.
The Su family, I am afraid that they have already become abandoned children.
Ren Yaohua originally thought that these power struggles were far away from her, but now it seems that she has stepped into the center of this whirlpool. It's impossible to say whether she's scared, but she looked up at Ren Yaoqi, who looked calm and calm, but found that she didn't feel scared anymore, but a burst of energy surged in her heart.
She thought of Lei Ting, that man was calm and confident at all times, and he never panicked. Ren Yaohua knew that Ren Yaoqi and Lei Ting belonged to the same kind of people, as if there were no problems they couldn't solve in the world, and Mount Tai could be calm before the collapse. Ren Yaohua also wants to be someone like them at this moment, not for anything else, but to be able to stand with them when they need it, to share their worries, rather than hide behind them and accept shelter.
Ren Yaoqi didn't know that Ren Yaohua's temperament changed after she taught her a lesson.
What Ren Yaoqi thought was that, leaving aside the personal feud between the Han family and the Ren family, it was actually not a bad thing for Yanbei to keep the Han family. With the alliance of the Han family and the Yun family, the Lei family and the Lin family as one, and the Yanbei Palace firmly sitting on the Diaoyutai, all forces in Yanbei can achieve checks and balances, which is conducive to the long-term stability of Yanbei.
If the Han family was completely suppressed and the Yun family died down, then in the long run, the Lei family and the Lin family's momentum in Yanbei would be unmatched in the long run. In fact, this was not a good thing for the Lei family. Sometimes there is a competitor who is always pressing by your side, which can promote the development of the family and make the superiors feel at ease.
Ren Yaoqi is not an ordinary housewife, and with Xiao Jingxi's relationship, she will naturally not be limited to the narrow grievances and interests between the families.
So Ren Yaoqi doesn't plan to interfere in the affairs of the Han family and the Yun family. As long as Mr. Han doesn't do too much harm to her important people, she doesn't mind that everyone can coexist peacefully.
Not long after returning from the Lin family, Ren Yaoqi received the news that Lin Kun handed her, and Lei Ting really agreed to cooperate with Lin Kun.
In fact, Lei Ting's choice is much wider than that of the Lin family, but Lei Ting made a decision so quickly, there must be Ren Yaohua's relationship in it.
Not long after this incident, rumors spread that the Lin family was going to split up.
Lin's family naturally refused to give half of the property to Lin Kun, but this time Lin Kun was obviously prepared. Lin Kun invited several elders of the clan to divide the family when his great-grandfather was alive. The documents left behind were spread out in front of everyone, and the words in black and white were clear.
The old lady of the Lin family refused to admit the account. Lin Kun and the old lady had a private conversation for half an hour, and she did not know how Lin Kun had spoken to the old lady. The old lady who had originally killed the old lady who refused to split up came out and changed her mind. After speaking, he agreed to divide the Lin family's property according to the will of Lin Kun's great-grandfather when he was alive. It's just that Mrs. Lin's face was very ugly when she made this decision, and she couldn't be ill after returning.
The Lei family never came forward in this matter, but Ren Yaoqi knew better than anyone that the Lei family had contributed. Otherwise, Lin Kun alone would not be able to invite the respected elders of the Lei family to come forward.
In the end, what forced old lady Lin to give in was nothing more than the evidence that Lin's family had murdered her for embezzling the property of the second house and murdered Lin Kun's children over the years.
The grievance between Lin Kun and Changfang is no longer just a dispute over family property, so Lin Kun is not afraid to tear his face with Changfang and face the court. The reason why Lin Kun has been hidden over the years is not to estimate the overall situation of the Lin family, but to wait. A one-hit chance to kill.
With the help of the Lei family, Lin Kun finally waited.
After thinking about it, there are still several chapters left in February to make up for the updates owed this month... 〒_〒
Take a day and a half of vacation and retreat, make up for the monthly balance, and repair your character.
Because there is no update this month, I will be disgusted by people. The author has decided not to sell cute tickets (no matter how thick your skin is, you can't resist picking it up). The third place on the pink list is due to the love of my parents. The author is very ashamed.づ￣ 3￣)づ
The author will try to perform well next month and come back to ask for votes~ So today I make up the debt, just to ask not to slap my face, thank you!
(Of course, if there are votes, the author can't call Ya`Ji`die~)